Police identify man wanted in Friday shooting

21-year-old faces battery, firearm charges

LAS CRUCES >> A Las Cruces man is being held on a $100,000 cash-only bond following a shooting on Friday that left one man in the hospital.

Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kelly Jameson said Sunday that Corey Willis, 21, of the 4400 block of La Cienga is being charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, felon in possession of a firearm and tampering with evidence stemming from the incident.

Willis was identified by the shooting victim, Vicente Hernandez Jr., from a photo lineup and was arrested late Saturday night.

According to DASO, a woman called 911 about 4:30 a.m. Friday to say she was taking Hernandez to the hospital.

During the investigation into the incident, which happened in the 3300 block of Winterhaven Road, sheriff's deputies followed a trail of blood from that area to Hernandez's nearby home.

When sheriff's deputies went into Hernandez's house, they were charged at by a pit bull that was in the yard. A deputy shot and killed the dog, in an effort to defend himself.

The investigation is ongoing, and according to DASO, Hernandez remains in the Intensive Care Unit at University Medical Center in El Paso.